Acid leaking from truck causes evacuation of nearby businesses in Indian River County

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY -- The 1400 block of 26th Avenue was expected to be cordoned off for a few hours Thursday night after acid leaked from a drum on a delivery truck Thursday, Indian River County Fire Rescue said.

The truck is docked at Tampoprint International Corp., Assistant Fire Chief Brian Burkeen. The printing business and others nearby were evacuated about 5:45 p.m. The spill was contained to the dock, firefighters said.

The truck was carrying nitric and muriatic acids, Burkeen said. The clean-up was expected to last a couple of hours.